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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “bilgewaters” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

40 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
bilgewaters177165(None) 
bilgewater1671931bilgewater_
billeters1136873bille__ters
bleaters103412323b_l_e_aters
figeaters1345753fi_ge_aters
firewaters1644323fi_rewaters
limewaters1543523li_mewaters
tidewaters1443463ti_dewaters
backwaters2195164b_ackwaters
bathwaters1843534b_athwaters
beaters94925044b___e_aters
beefeaters1553234beefe_aters
begetters12135044b_ege_tters
bibliolaters1672104bibliolaters
bilayers13296924bil___ayers
billeter1037564bille__ter_
bimesters1336344bi_me_sters
biometers1339174biome__ters
blackwaters22103144blackwaters
bleater94515304b_l_e_ater_
blighters1555744blig__hters
bloaters103311024b_l__oaters
breakwaters2062184breakwaters
budgeters1343594budge__ters
dewaters122910724___dewaters
digesters11257884di_ge_sters
dilaters92513064dil___aters
dishwaters1744024di_shwaters
eyewaters1543604__eyewaters
fidgeters1443624fidge__ters
figeater1236954fi_ge_ater_
firewater1545214fi_rewater_
limewater1444074li_mewater_
meltwaters1542964mel_twaters
pleaters103613794_pl_e_aters
polywaters1874324pol_ywaters
tailgaters1143404tailg__aters
tailwaters1343514tail__waters
tidewater1344124ti_dewater_
wastewaters17142514wastewaters

Search took 10 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911488190.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit148819409.34315928.4
3Display Results40400.0162500.0
 (SQL Overall)178691409.78218267.3
 
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